The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS.
JAY II. MALTBY, Local Reporter.


merous.
The weather has been mild and balmy the
past week.
The native population Of Bottineau is on
the increase. -.
Capt. Makee and son, of Dunseith, were in
town Tuesday.
Let US all be prepared for having a. glorious
time on the Fourth.
Work on the st. Anthony elevator is now
progressing rapidly.
Buddes block has been greatly improved
by fresh paint the past week. D."
Subscriptions to the PIONEER continue to
come in and are always in order.
W.. E. Pease and family have gone to
housekeeping over Budde's store.
Slower & McBain have about put the fin
ishing touches on their new livery stable.
Hoover Bros have fitted up their market
in No. l shape. Nothing like being enter
prising.
Quite number of races have occurred
every evening during the past week, upon
the new race-track:
Seven car loads of lumber arrived at Will
low City Monday night, for the construction
of the St. Anthony elevator.
Additions to the force which will be put on
the new railroad tank arrived last Saturday
night, from Churchs' Ferry. >
A neat sidewalk on the south side Of Budde
Bros block now connects the PIONEER Office
very conveniently with Main street.
Thos. Lowry has graded the new race
track thoroughly the past week, and it is
now in excellent shape for the Fourth.
Attention is called to the new advertise
mcnts of JOS. McRae, Brander & ;Michie and
Maggie McVicar, elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. White, of Moorhead, and Of the North
west Land Co., has been in town several days
the past week, attending to business matters.
The small boy is industriously saving his
pennies, nickels and dimes in order to do his
share towards celebrating the glorious
Fourth.
Arain storm, accompanied by slight hail,
visited us last Sunday evening, but only
served to make the crops show up better
than ever: .... .........-.<.
- There is no danger Of anybody suaering in
Bottineau this year, judging from the num-
Der of eating houses and refreshment stands
which we now have. If
Dwelling houses are greatly in demslh
and it would be good investment for clpi-
talists to erect a large number Of these. strt =
lures for tenement purposes.
The committee on decorations for the
Fonrth has invited the public at large to as.
sist them in this duty on that day. Let all
take hold and make things fly.
Mrs. W. E. Pease and little daughter ar.
rived last Thursday night, to JOIN her hus-
band, our popular station-agent, and will
make this place their future homo.
Be sure and get dish of vanilla or lemon
Voc1FERAL---another name for ice-cream-at
McVicar's Lunch Room. Twill do your
palate good-also your b--gy--'s.
. st. Johns day was celebrated at the Catho-
lie church in Lordsburg last Thursday, by
the citizens Of that town, and also q large
number Of people from this place and Dun
seth.
There are 208 slugging champions in the
United States, of which we think two reside
in Bottineau, and one Of them doesn't come
great ways from weighing 240 pounds
either. ~.
Thecounty commissioners should at once at
tendto the matter Of completing those bridges
which have recently been put over. Oak
Creek. As the bridges now are they are
dangerous for travel. = ,S>-e@ <
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church desire to announce that they will
spread grand collation. next Monday, the
4th, near McIntosh's store, and cordially in
vite the public to come and partake.
Long wagon-trains of immigrants can be
seen vending their way into Bottineau daily
in search Of good land. The majority Of
them find that the balm of Gilead'' is at
hand when they strike the country around
I his town.
Mr.. McRae viii utilize his place in excel
lent shape for the Fourth, by turning it into
. bowery, and dancing win be the order Of
the day. He has already made the necessary
arrangements. An ice-cream parlor viii also
be in connection.
Chas. Fyfe, our new and popular young
barber, has added q handsome new chair TO
his outfit, and we feel called upon to say that
it is . s.dsndy." Charlie can NOW give just
as nice shave or shampoo as can be got
anywhere in the territory.
That particular young man who goes in aa
meal-times TO one Of our places whore the
s.inner self is provided for, and who 80 far
forgets himself as to use vulgar and indecent
Language, should be taken in hand and
taught some old-school courtesy. ss
just before going to press Pat. o. Grady. oi
our town, came rushing IN, and with smile
that had worlds Of meaning il II, said that
he had big item for the paper. Where
upon We seized our pencil and pad, and re-
corded the following A bouncing boy--10
pounds arrived Ut our house at half past six